Community Conversation => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Transsexual talk => FTM Top Surgery => Topic started by: lonewolfcorey5 on November 03, 2013, 10:51:49 AM Return to Full Version
Title: getting a letter with the standerd WPATH?
Post by: lonewolfcorey5 on November 03, 2013, 10:51:49 AM
Post by: lonewolfcorey5 on November 03, 2013, 10:51:49 AM
whats it mean to have a WPATH form letter from a therapist...does it have to be a transgender specialist therapist for it to be written or could a physician/family dr, counselor, or psychiatrist write it.
Title: Re: getting a letter with the standerd WPATH?
Post by: LordKAT on November 03, 2013, 10:53:34 AM
Post by: LordKAT on November 03, 2013, 10:53:34 AM
Psychiatrist can do it. Depends on the purpose for the letter. Some surgeons want 2 letters, one from a doctor and the other can be a therapist under him.
Title: Re: getting a letter with the standerd WPATH?
Post by: Bimmer Guy on November 03, 2013, 04:57:49 PM
Post by: Bimmer Guy on November 03, 2013, 04:57:49 PM
I believe that the current SOC requires one letter for top surgery. It could be from a therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist. The expectation is that the person have some experience working with trans people, but I don't think that is a huge sticking point with most surgeons at this point.
For bottom surgery, you must have two letters.
A primary care doctor, or any physician that feels competent to do so, can approve "informed consent" for testosterone therapy. Prior to this current SOC (Sept 2012), it had to be a therapist/pscyhologist/psychiatrist who wrote a letter.
For bottom surgery, you must have two letters.
A primary care doctor, or any physician that feels competent to do so, can approve "informed consent" for testosterone therapy. Prior to this current SOC (Sept 2012), it had to be a therapist/pscyhologist/psychiatrist who wrote a letter.
Title: Re: getting a letter with the standerd WPATH?
Post by: Alexthecat on November 03, 2013, 11:15:38 PM
Post by: Alexthecat on November 03, 2013, 11:15:38 PM
If you are like me and no one is going to change your mind no matter what. Seek out Dr. Graham. $320 for top surgery letter and he did it in three sessions. http://gendertherapist.com/ You might be able to get it for $280 if he hasn't changed his email format yet.
Scroll down and read about my experience with him. You will need enough history of dysphoria to make it happen. A fresh pup with eyes closed does not make an expert fetcher. http://discoveringalex.wordpress.com/
I think I read that you are from Ohio too? Then Medalie is your surgeon and he accepts Dr. Grahams letters.
Scroll down and read about my experience with him. You will need enough history of dysphoria to make it happen. A fresh pup with eyes closed does not make an expert fetcher. http://discoveringalex.wordpress.com/
I think I read that you are from Ohio too? Then Medalie is your surgeon and he accepts Dr. Grahams letters.